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Sunday, June 15, 2008
City recommends plan for downtown Olympia buildings
The city's planning staff has recommended a compromise proposal that would reduce the area where taller buildings would be allowed on the narrow strip of land between Budd Inlet and Capitol Lake from 5 acres to 4.
Poor planning led to budget woes
Reduced sales-tax revenue, depleted reserves and inflation exceeding property-tax growth have had a corrosive effect on Thurston County's 2009 budget, leaving a $4 million hole.
River rescue effort suspended
The search for two people who fell into the Nisqually River was suspended Saturday afternoon and will resume Monday morning, a Thurston County Sheriff's deputy said.
IT's late bus service is over
The Evergreen State College and Intercity Transit say the trial run of the Nightline bus service was a success, but no decision has been made on whether to continue the program.
County workers worry about losing jobs
Thurston County workers say they're used to "doing more with less," but they're not ready to "do more with less staff," a longtime employee said.
Rice criticizes Israel on West Bank settlements
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice criticized Israeli settlement activity in exceptionally harsh language on Sunday, saying new construction projects on disputed land were having a "negative effect" on Mideast peace talks.
Sen. Kennedy preparing to 'do battle,' son says
Sen. Edward Kennedy enjoyed the Father's Day weekend surrounded by family at his home and preparing to "do battle," undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatments for his brain cancer, said his son, Rep. Patrick Kennedy.
Receding Cedar Rapids flood reveals wide damage
Receding water revealed widespread damage Sunday caused by a record flood crest, while other Iowa cities faced rivers that were still rising.
Tiger delivers prime-time performance
SAN DIEGO - The U.S. Open went prime time, and so did Tiger Woods.
Nationals surge past Seattle on Flores' homer in seventh
SEATTLE - Jesus Flores hit a tiebreaking two-run home run in the seventh inning to lift the Washington Nationals to a 5-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners on Saturday.
Luxury home builders left with their 'dreams'
Street of Dreams houses hard to move in sluggish market
Clad in a bathrobe, Walters reveals all - about her career
CHICAGO - You have to wonder how Barbara Walters would react if her next celebrity interviewee showed up in a fluffy white bathrobe - which is exactly how she answered the door of her Four Seasons penthouse suite for my interview with her.
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